Richard M. K. Saunders (born 1964) is a
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
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Work
Among other subjects, his work has focused on the systematics and evolution of
Annonaceae, a
family of
flowering plants.
Legacy
He is the authority for the following
taxa:
*''
Pseuduvaria bruneiensis
''Pseuduvaria bruneiensis '' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Brunei where the specim ...
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Published works
Saunder's books include:
*''Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China'' (
Earnshaw Books, 2019) with Sally Bunker and Chun Chiu Pang
References
1964 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Alumni of the University of Reading
Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
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